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The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
Novel idea in Advertising.

In France, the original idea of substituting
some fair dansels for the negroes, who, in
our land, and for IL consideration, sandwich
themselves between two posters and perform
tho functions of al ambulating signboard,
was based On tho Salvation Army. A
F%rcnchman, Observing the quaint charm of
some Of the young damsels in their odd
gowns and poke bonnets who offered tracts
to all unbclieving public on q street corner of
Paris, conceived the idea of utilizing femi-
loveliucss rs an advertising medium for
now costumes. The name and the address Of
the modiste who creates the work of art AFRO
introduced tastcfully in some portion of the
garment, and the advertiser, who is naturally
chosen for her aptitude i'll displaying this
chef d'Guvrc to tho best advantage, prom
enades to and fro on a frequcntcd street, so
that all who walk may read.
There is nothing grotesque in the introduce
ton of the advertisement, so that as the
costume is not impaired in its elegance, it is
perhaps the most cifectual method of adver-
Using discovered in modern times. For it
seems that the Roman hippodromc had its
well filed bench of advertisers In the shape
of girls who were clad in the last fashion of
pcplums and trailing skirts, to be studied and
admired by the excellent Roman matron,
who in this way was Informed exactly where
to shop OH the following morning. Fashion
able and witty women in Athens performed
the same role for conpatriots Of their own
sex-not gratuitously, of course, but receiving
proper compensation from tho Greciar
modiste, who thus brought her wares before
the public.-The Argonaut.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
Only An English Actor.

"Great Scott" suddenly said an old fash
ioncd American, "whnt is tliat?!' a sinpor-
ing young gentleman, obviously painted,
pearl white, rouge md black cosmetic having
been freely employed to touch up n face that
suggested q juvenile edition of that aged
London butterfly, Laria, Marchioness of
Allcsbury, suddenly presented himself. Flow
ing locks, Enthusiastically guilty of the "aurif-
erous golden hair wasl," framed this care
fully prepared countenance. y sky blue
moucloir was thrust into n white waistcoat.
"\Nhat is it, l sny!' ronred the old fashioned
American. People began to litter. The ex-
PLANTATION was easy-only an English actor,
who plays and rccites and Knocks tho gnrish
light of day with n snake up" unlike most
other actors and actresses. who nave quito
enough of "painting their noses" when they
nre obliged TO do SO. "Iinglish! / knew it!
English! Thank God!" calculated the old
fashioned American. "Come; let's get out of
this! Tho Lansoms, the $ o'clock tea and
and-that-are too much for me. Let's go
and have some terrapin and duck"
If you use your eyes and ears very much i'll
New York you will soon ask yourself scri-
ously if the American people have the mental
and moral stamina to profit by inherited
wealth. You will wonder if leisure is not the
very worst thing that can fall to the lot of u
lad. Americans ought to have good, strong,
tough fibers enough to stand such things with
out going down under them. But is it 500
In most countries it is tho class Of heirs to
wealth and idleness that sets the standard of
literature, upholds art and encourages science.
But il either one of the trio wcre to depend,
even slightly, upon that same class in this
country it would find itself leaning on q reed.
Clara Belle in Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
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Expense of Running a Circus.

"Now, there's the matter of the expense Of
running q circus" said Mr.. Cooke. "Few
people understand or know anything about it.
When they look at their bill and read the limo
AT an enormous expense etc, nine out of
every ten of them slni,o incrcGulously. BY
the way, all Liz circuaes employ G. man es-
pecially 10 write tho programme and other
billing matter. We'll, tho general public, as
l said, looks upon all statements of this sort
as more figures Of speech. But l can show
You clearly that there is 10 particular fun in
owning or running 8 large circus, and that
there is little or no exaGgeration in the figures
generally given as the expense of operating
tho shows.
Before we exhibit in a city at oil the first
expense wc incur is that of advertising. This
department alone entails an expense of about
$500 per day. This covers all the outlay neccs-
s;iy to bring the show before the public eye,
and tho newspapers naturally get tho lions
share OF it. The rest is laid out in pictorial
paper for tho wallis and bill boards, in litho-
graphs for store windows, in bill posting,
livery hire, etc. You sec, we bill every town
within fifty miles Of that in which we halt,
and each country road or school district il
thoroughly canvass:d by our bill posters and
mounted buriers-t:io latter an innovation of
my own introduced q few years ago. These
buglers carry huge bundles of bills on horse
back, and es they ride through the country,
blowing loud blasts mt every farm or cross
road, they create a great sensation. l nave
often scen the farm hands leave the plow and
run a quarter Of a mile or more in the scorcl-
ing sun to ascertain what was Up, and then,
having found out, walk leisurely back read
ing our advertisements New York Cor.
Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
Animals and Their Wcannns.

One of til" most interesting phases of ami
nal life, siys Golden Days, is that relating to
the methods Of defense with which all ami
mails arc provided 10y nature.
The larger animals in general are provided
with weapons moro or less effective. The
caynivorcs have sharp teeth, with which they
relid their prey, and the t~ootlllcss ant eaters
have enormous claws, capable of killing q
man..
Many reptiles use their tails to strike down
their game, while n large number of animals
are supplied with pungcnt odors or secretions
that are equally potent as q defense. In GER
tain groups We find cnorinous horns and
of protection. In some cases they are upon
Again, as i'll the elephant or some cetacrans,
they are highly developed teeth.
Our common horned animals depend upon
their head weapons for defense. They arc of
two distinct kinds, and subject to n marvel
ous variation in the different families.
One group, represented by the common
COW, is called the hollow horned ruminants,
because the weapons nro hollow and pel'sis-
tent-that is. they are never shed except in
one instance, the p%rons-horncl antelope.
Some birds have equally strange appen-
dages. Thus, the spir wing and tho yacana
have strong hooks like spurs or horns upon
their wings, i'll Il position that a terribly
decorating blow can be struck, calling to
mind the surgeon fish, that has Il lance con-
ccaled i'll the side of the tail that can be
thrown out at the slightest warming, and by
n side motion of the tail cause considerable
damage to al enemy.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
A Glimpse MT the Czar.

The reserve which for many reasons was
forced upon the present car while yet heir
apparent seems to have grown into q settled
habit. In society, during the st. Petersburg
season, which, however, plainly bores him as
much as it visibly delights the empress, there
Is nothing moro striking than his majesty's
mild and severe look at one and the same
time. 1t is curious in this connection that
among all bis portraits painted since his acces-
sion there is no uniform md settled stamp of
expression given to the face. For some time
past, however, the gloomy cloud that used to
hang about the brow long after the terrible
death of his father has been gradually wear
ing away. In order to be seen perfectly at
his ease, he should he observed with his child
rem in the grounds of Gatschina, where he is
much more at home than in st. Petersburg.
His physical strength, it is said, fully accords
with his enormous size of body and limb, and
one often hears it said that he can easily
break an ordinary horseshoe with bare hands.
OF one thing there can be little doubt, and
that is certainly his tenacity and obstinacy Of
opinion and purpose.-st Petersburg Cor.
London Times.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
Five Minutes Enough.

"You were speaking of Stephen Field as a
grave and sedate justice, now that he is full
of years md honor and occupies a seat in ono
of the greatest judicial bodies in the world"
said another Of the party, "but l remember
when he vas Us gay and rollicking a lad
Us tho best of us. When the mining camp at
what is now Nevada City was first organized
young Lawyer Field was elected q Justice of
the peace. Probably the toughest member of
the new camp was a noted desperate, Jack
Reynolds by name. One day Reynolds was
arrested on q charge of horse stealing. 1t
was n trial by jury, with Justice Field pre-
siding. The evidence was not strong enough
to convict, but as everybody was anxious to
get rid Of Reynolds the verdict was: we
find the prisoner at the bar not guilty, but if
he is wise ho will leave the camp in thirty
minutes The verdict amused the young
justice immensely, but he repeated it to Rey-
nolds with due solemnity. Reynolds, whose
sense of the ridiculous was quite Us keen as
that of the jury, calmly replied, as he gave
his trousers an extra hitch: Gents, if the
mule don't buck I'll be out in five. '"--Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16

The game may he made very amusing if
the leader have wit enough to set his follow
crs such tasks as they can just manage to nc
complish by dimt of great c%xcrtiol. For i'll
stance, we AVE heard OF Il leader who made
some of his followers, they being somewhat
of tho fat type of boys, crawl through the
very narrow windows of an Clubhouse, at tho
imminent risk of sticking in the middle in
their zeal 10 stick to t!icir leader. The sailors
Oh hoard ship often play at this game when
they are turned up" on a fine afternoon, to
'skylarli" or enjoy themselves; and
Capt. Marryat tells a tale of an
impudcnt fellow of a sailor leader,
who, after leading his followers Il wild goose
chase all over the ship, ran off to the galley
fire and BACKED his face with the SCOT. All
the men had to do the same thing: and as
they followed their leader. shouting and
laughing, he led them ia the end of the main
yard, and dropped of into the sen. OF course
it was Il point Of honor to follow him, and
sailors are not the men to hang back in such
n case; but soia@ of them, who could not
swim, We're nearly drowned. The sailor was
called before the captain to be reprimanded;
and touching his hat very respectfully, cx-
cused himself on the ground that the men
were all SO dirty, he thought Il little washing
would do them gool-whereupon the captain
laughed, and said 10 more about the matter.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
cURlousLY MlMETIc INSECTS.

How Mny1aSan Butterflies Hide Tl,c,n-
sclvcs-Tlics Which Resemble Wasrs.
There is II certain butterfly in the islands of
the Malay archipelago its learned name, if
anybody wishes to he formally introduced, is
kalimn paraickia) which always rests among
dead or dry leaves, nnd has itself leaf like
wings, Ill spotted over at intervals with wee
spccklcs to initiate the tiny spots of fungi on
the foliage it resembles. Tho we'll known
stick and leaf insects from the same rich
ncighl,orhood in like manner exactly mimic
the twigs and leaves Of tho forest among
which they Turk; sonc of them look for all
the world like little bits OF walking l%nn,l,ao,
while others appear i'll all varieties OF hue, as
II opening buds and full blown leaves and
pieces of yellow foliage sprinklod with the
tints and molds of decay had of q Sudden
raised themselves erect upon six legs and be
gun incontincntly to ,cramlmlatcthc Malayan
woodlands like vegetable l'ranlcnstcins in all
their glory.
The larva of ono such deceptive insect, oh
served in Nicaragua by sharp eyed Mr.. Belt.
appeared at first sight like n mere fragment
of tho moss on which it rested, its body Icing
all prolonged into little thread like green fila
ments, precisely initiating the foliage around
IL. oiNS IiIJlt, lItl' 'iliiI lt!tN With
secure protection for themselves 10y growing
into tho counterfeit prcs,Iiment of wasps or
hornets, and so obtain immunity from the ut
tacks of birds or animals. Many Of these
curious mimctic insects are banded with yell
low and black in the very image Of their
singing originals, and have their tails sharp
cncd, i'll terrorcm, into Il pretended sting, to
give point and vcrisinlilitule to the deceptive
resemblance.
More curious still, certain South American
butterflies If a perfectly ino!Fcnsivc and
edible family mimic in every spot and line of
color sunlry other butterflies Of an utterly
unrelated and fundamentally dis>imilar type,
but Of SO disagrceallo u taste as never to lie
eaten 10y birds or lizards.-Cornhil Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16

Birds that build carly in the spring require
warmth AMI shelter for their young, ard the
blaclibirl and the thrush line their nests with
n plaster Of loan, perfectly excluding the
keen, icy gals of the season. The house
sparrow commonly builds under t!lr caves of
houses, and collects n great mass of stray ~
hay and a pro!usion Of feathers. The wood
pigeon and tl.e jay construct their nest so
Slightly thai their cg-s may he almost seen
through the loosely collected materials; hut
the goltiiii.ch forms its cradle OF fine moses
and lial,cls, lined with the of tl,cthistle.
and is n moict for beautiful construction.
Tho golden crested wren lu!l.is lis nest with
the utmost attention to wailn:!i, while TIE
wl,itethroat ard hlarkcap 10 not attend to
this particulars. The grccmiinch places its
rude nest in the hedge with little regard to
conccalmciit, while the clai!inch, Just above
it in the elm, biIcs its neat nest with the most
cautious care. One bird must have Il hole in
the ground; to another a crevicc in n wall or
a chini in Il tree is indispensable. The bull
finch requires fine roots for its nest; the gray
ilycatcll"r will nave cohwel!s for tho cut
works OF its she'd. All the parus tri!c except
the individuals above mentioned select sone
hollow i'll n tree or Granny i'll q wall. End
less examples might indeed he found of the
dissimilaH;ty Of requirements in these con-
stru@tio.ls among the several associates of our
groves, our hedges and our houses.
Al equally diversified variety exists in the
eggs that arc laid in these nests and in the
manner the mother birds treat their young,
all of which may be told about ut some future
time in this column.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
FROM PISA 70 NICE.
A Journey Through the Earthquake
Shaken DiStrlcr of ItalY.

iNah u A1ly
That part of the Italian coast which was
recently shaken up by tho earthquake is his
torical. Posting on the Corincho road used
trip III the saddle once from Pisa, by Genoa,
CALLED jade gave up tho ghost, and / took to
the railroad. 1t was q wonderful Journey.
At the start it was in q pleasant country.
Then We came into the shadow of the Apen-
mines, i'll regions bleak and black with bandit
history. Ruins and poverty were on all sides.
Even Tie noble carriage road was advancing
liz decay. The locomotive Knocked us as it
went l'y, soaring the ghosts Of Byron and
Colcri,iSo, of Keats and Shelley, Lever,
Dickens and the rest of the storicd sol!tudes
through which We rode. All that was left of
their time and the remoter past was tho beg
gars.
These 40 locomotive whistle could charm
away. They stood guard, or squatted it,
along the road, much closer than the mile
stones. l mover saw such horrible examples
of bodily dcforinity and mutilation in my
life as there. Ono of our party, a young
Neapolitan student, assured mo that there
was Il man III Naples who manufactured Grip
pies for this trade. He took children and
MANNED and distorted them TO order, and,
no matter how short natures supply of mon-
strositics might be, contrivcd to eko it out. I
thought my pleasant fellow Traveller was draw
ing the long bow until years later, here at
home, l rcad in an Italian paper of the
breaking up of n cripple factory in his own
city, and the condemnation of tho miscreant
who ran it to penal scrvitudc.
Tho most beautiful part of the Cornichc is
between Genoa and Nice. Here tho tropics
girdln tho temperate zone with fruit and
blossom. The Mediterranean is q plain of
sapphire, Noted over with the white crcsts of
the breaking "avclets. The fishing villages
and the farms on either hand are like scenes
at the opera. Tho only people who work are
tho c~onvicts breaking stones to mend tho
roads. You have plenty of company, for
there are winter resorts all along from Sa-
vona to the French border. Hero the Alps
come down to the sea, and the foam frots the
feet of the eternal hills. They begin at about
San Reno. Ventimiglia is among them,
Mcntono, too, md Monaco is OF a miniature
Alp of its own. 1t was at this point that tho
earthquake did the least damage, according
to reports. 1t caused most harm in the Ri
vicra, as the street is called, from San Reno
to Genoa. But the swells ut Cannes, Nice
and Mcntono Lad n dreadful fright.-Alfred
Tumble in New York News.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
Sparrinc by Ladies,

An opinion in support Of the efficacy of the
exercise comes from one Of tho leading
actresses of tho day, who thus speaks of spar
ring by ladies: IF q lady engaged in theatre
cal or operate work could select but one of
the many accomplishments to which We as a
class are devoted I should recommend SPAR
ring. The stately carriage, without which
none of us can hope to succeed, is made the
more easy by q knowledge Of the principles
of boxing, and it comes, too, without any
seeming effort. Tho grace of motion that
some believe comes only after having spent
days and weeks with the foils or under the
tutelage of q dancing master is just as easily
acquired by spa1ring, and I think i'll a much
less time. Our most successful actors and
actresses are those that include among their
other accomplishments that of the principles
of self-defensc. Langtry, Modjcska, Fanny
Davenport, Mary Anderson n others are all
adept in the art, and 1 am glad to know that
the younger members Of tho profession are
beginning to devote some attention to the
matter.'-Ncw York Mail and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16

Said q gentleman connected with one of
the street railway lines: "You would DO sur
prised to know how many people attempt to
beat tho companies out Of q fare. Two labor
ers near the terminus of the road will board q
car in the early morning, put a fare in the
box, tender the other to the driver and jointly
advise him to get all out of the road he can.
If he accepts neither of them ever pays that
driver again, and they generally wait for his
car. But such a practice is not confined to
that class. Young men ride on tho front
platform to smoke, and by adroitly abusing
the company manage to pay the driver, who
takes the chances of discharge.
"a certain business man has caused the dis
charge of several drivers. He hands his
money for change, leaves a nicklc with tho
driver, fumbles at the box while the lever is
jerled down and fancies that no one will dis
cover that the company has been robbed."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
parnsols and Sun Umbrellas.

Parasols for spring and summer are mnde
quite largo, with ten broad ribs and handles
long enough to serve rs alpenstocks. Many
have the ribs tipped with nickel or with gilt,
and a new feature is vertical stripes of ribbon
down each gore or one broad satin woven
stripe, or else several beaded stripes are
wrought down each gore. Tho prevailing
shape is an improved Mauresque style, fatter
than the canopy tops of last year; there are
also the %sultana and the regent parasols, with
q plain diamond OF star center widely trimmed
below, with many row of lace arranged as Il
border.
Light wood sticks are much used for these
drcssy parasols and arc ornamcntcd with
carving, sometimes in three sections, at the
end, or they are countersunk or inlaid with
darker brown wood, or arc made like doubled
flat or triangular sticks or in imits,ion of
bamboo, or they arc twisted in the even twist
so fashionable in oil furniture and are finished
with a knoll of facetel crystal, or Of the
wood OF of enamel or of jet, either black or
colored. Notified sticks with gilt or silver
tops, and those of natural wood with hooks
or rings, are very stylish and of great length;
the fcrrule Mt tho top corresponds with tho
stick AID is also very long.
A bow of ribbon Of many loops and o
bright color trims the handle, and narrower
ribbon is tied oil the ferrule. After the lace
trimmed parasols, and those with beaded
stripes, and tho open beaded mcda!lions that
show n color hcneat!t them, are many sim
pier ones of stripes, or with plaid borders
having also small plai'ls i'll the middle, and
for plain Use there are also pongcc covers, or
those of dark sili-hlack, blue, or brown
with hair stripes Of bright colors, or with
alternate stripes Of contrasting c%olors, each
half an inch or an inch bread. Some of tho
pongees have embroidery ali over them, the
ground of long stitches making Il background
for daisies or melullions. Black grenadine
parasols are over red, green, or other color,
with a frill Of lace, and light wood handle.
For children arc satin striped parasols with
twisted handles of light wood. New sun UNI
brellas have a large hill of dull gilt next q
mottlcd wooden handle, or a crystal ball, or
one of black with white cnamcllcd flowers OF
leaves, or else Il hook of natural wood tipped
with ivory.-liarpcr's Bazar.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
Collected tho Kisses,

The other day whilo q young deputy post
master was engaged at his work in stepped
one of our bashful maidens of sweet 1G with q
money order which she desiredt to have cashed.
Size handed it, with a bashful smile, to the
official, who, after closely examining it, gavo
her the money it called for. At the same
time he asked her if sho had read what was
III the margin of the order. No, 1 have
not" she replied, "for l cannot make it out.
Will you please read it to mel' The deputy
read as follows: II send you 50 and a dozen
kisses" CHANGING at the bashful girl lie said:
"Now l have paid you tho money and l sup
pose You want the kisses" "Yes," she said,
"if he has sent me any kisses l want them
too" 1t is hardly necessary to say that the
balance of the order was promptly paid, and
i'll u scientific manner at that, and eminently
satisfactory to the maiden, for she went out
of the Office smacking her lips as if there was
Il taste upon them she had never encountered
before.-Easton Pa.) August
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
An Bercar.

Ihave been given some of the most extra.
ordinary letters making demands upon sew
eral well known rich people for assistance,
and they are worth printing some day. The
most impudent of all, however, i'll one way,
was the case Of q beggar who sent a few days
ago to a wealthy lady here, whose charity is
prove-hial, q letter asking money, by n mes
senger boy, collect. The house of industry
might furnish a very useful employment for
that beggar.-San Francisco Chronicle "Un
dertones."
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
1T WAS MORNING.

The night was dark, and mist hung DER the hills,
Aud long and weary seemed the hours to whit;
When, suddenly, the snow clouds became
OF rosy hue, Us though the ANGEL lamps
We're hung behind them. Tie y the glowing east
Became aiiamc with rcd and molten gold,
And it was morning.
The night WINS dark, and mist hing DER the hills,
And long mud weary seemed the hours TO wait;
When, suddenly, n light was seen beyond,
Transccnding moon and stars and brilliant sun;
And then earth faded out from llortal sight;
Deaths icy river had been safely crossed,
And 1t was morning!
Sarah Il. Bolton in Frank Leslic's.
The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
The First American Flag.

S. S. Stafford, of Baltimore, says that Sam
ucl Bayard Stafford, of Prince George
county, Nd, has bequeatled to him the first
American flag ever made, which was hoisted
on the Bonhomme Richard at the time of the
battle with the British frigatc Scraps. The
flag was the property of Lieut.. James Stat
ford, the father Of s. Is. Stafford and the
grandson of Col. Jacob Stafford, who fought
under Stark at Bennington. - Chicago
Tribune.